Columnist: Mike May
Carmel Wins IHSAA State Girls Golf Title-Westfield’s Samantha Brown Grabs Individual Crown
By Mike May This year’s Indiana High School Athletic Association’s (IHSAA) State Girl’s Golf Finals – held at the Prairie View Golf Club in Carmel — featured more than 100 players and 15 five-player teams, all in search of individual and team titles. The Carmel Greyhounds were the defending state champions, while Ava Bunker, from […]
Annabelle Pancake Had a Magical Summer of Golf
By Mike May Zionsville-native Annabelle Pancake had a ‘bucket-list’ summer. Hopefully her experiences this year will provide the foundation for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. She competed in both amateur and professional tournaments in California, Pinehurst, French Lick and Midland, Michigan, plus The Princes Club in Kent, England. The high point […]
Gabe Beronja Receives Master Golf Professional Designation
The PGA of America has announced that Gabe Beronja, PGA, Director of Golf at Knollwood Country Club in Granger, Indiana, has earned PGA Master Professional status, the highest educational designation a PGA Member can obtain. Beronja, a member of the Indiana PGA Section, joins a special group of 434 PGA Members who have earned PGA Master Professional […]
HOOSIER MEN’S GOLF BOUND FOR NCAAs.
The Indiana University men’s golf team has earned a bid to the 2023 NCAA Auburn Regional to be played at the Auburn University Club from May 15-17. Indiana has now made three-straight regional appearances as a team for the first time since making six-consecutive NCAA events from 2008-13. In total, the Hoosiers have made it […]
PURDUE MAKES NCAA’s AGAIN.
For the eighth time in the last nine tournaments, the Purdue men’s golf team has been selected for the NCAA Regional Championships. The Boilermakers earned the No. 7 seed in the Clemson Regional and will play at the Cliffs at Keowee Falls, played May 15-17. “We’re obviously thrilled to be selected for NCAA Regionals and […]
Indianapolis Amateur Tour to Hold 10-Events
This year’s edition of the Indianapolis Amateur Players Tour started its 10-tournament schedule with a tournament on April 22 at The Trophy Club in Lebanon. The season finale is a 36-hole event at the Eagle Creek Golf Club in Indianapolis on September 9-10. This year’s schedule features one event in April, three in May, two […]
SULTAN’S RUN GC TO HOST LPGA LEGENDS IN JUNE
By Mike May Some of the most accomplished and decorated golfers in LPGA history will be returning to Indiana this year as the sixth edition of Senior LPGA Championship will be played at the Sultan’s Run Golf Club in Jasper, Indiana this summer. In 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021, this tournament was played on The […]
Did Ben Hogan Really Win Five U.S. Opens?
By Mike May As we look forward to the 2023 U.S. Open that will be held at the Los Angeles Country Club, June 15-18, we want to look back at 1953, one of the greatest seasons in major championship history. It was 70 years ago that Ben Hogan won three of golf’s four major […]
‘DESKERCIZE:’ Get Fit at Home, or at the Office
By Mike May As Old Man Winter settles in, it’s time for golfers to get in shape for the 2023 golf season. Put down that piece of pumpkin pie, now is the time to work on stretching, strength, and flexibility, so you can gain a few yards off the tee this year! Its […]
PGA Golf Show Was Better Than EVER!
As we turn the page on January and enter the month of February, we are one month closer to the return of daily golf in the state of Indiana – from the Zollner Golf Course in Angola down to the Thunderbolt Pass Golf Course in Evansville. For those of you who are fortunate enough […]